Carriage-canopy.



I. E LEES.

CARRIAGE GA Y. APPLICATION FILED .18, 1914.

Lm@ Patented 6,191.5.

2 SHE -SB'EIET 1.

I. E. LEES.

Y CARRIAGE GANOPY.

APPLIOATION FILED Arms, 1914.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

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y srarns Parana ernten.

lIVIE E5 LEES, OF BRO'OKINGS, SUTH DAKOTA.

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character which may be easily and quickly applied to or'removed from the body of the several types of such vehicles now known inthe art.

The invention has for a morel particular object to provide a frame which includes aplurality of bows having their ends mounted upon common hinge pivots .ar-

rangedupon opposite sides of the body of the carriage or perambulator, and improved means for securely clampmgv the canopy .when in its open position upon the body of the carriage.

The invention has for a further object to provide a 'canopy frame construction which affords a support for a netting to protect the infant from annoyance by insects, and to also obviate all possibility of the child acci d entally or otherwise falling-from the car- I'IIO'Q. I l I 'lhe invention has for still another 'object to produce a device of the above character which 1s extremely simple in itsconstruo tion, highly convenient and serviceable in practical use and may be Vmanufactured and sold atV small cost.

With the above and other objects in view as will become apparent as thedescription proceedsf the inventin consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangement of the parts that I shall hereinafter f fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is. to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a carriage 4 or perambulator having my invent-ion ap plied thereto; Fig. 2 isa similar view, the canopy being shown in its folded o'r collapsed position; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on the line 4 4 of F ig. 1; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of one of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915. Application med April 1s, 1914. seriaino. 832,861. l V

the clamping devices for the canopy bows;

Fig. -6 is a.v detail elevation of one of the parts.

Referring in detail to the'drawings, 5 designates the body' of the baby carriage or perambulator which mounted upon the usual supporting wheels 6 in any approved manner. Y A

My improved canopy includes a series of bows 7 which are preferably constructed of Wire or steel rods and are of an inverted U shaped form, the intermediate portions of sa'id bows extending across the entire width `of the carriage body above'the same, while the parallel. arms thereof have their extremities mounted upon the hinge pivots 8,-

the corresponding ends of said bows being mounted upon'a common pivot.v These pivots 8 are arranged upon the ends of short rods 9'. These rods are adjustablydisposed in rotatable guide members 10 arranged upon opposite sides of the body 5, said guide members being mounted upon threaded bolts l1 upon the ends of which, the' wing nuts12 are engaged. 4 4

The rods 9 are slidably mounted in openings 10 formed in the'guide members 10 and are securely held in their adjusted positions-by means of nuts 9 threaded upon said rods and adapted for clamping Vengage'- ment against o posite sides of the guide members. The olts 11 are mounted 'at one ofth'eir ends in suitable castings or supports which are secured to opposite sides of the carriage body, as lc learly shownin the drawings. A

The corresponding arms of the bows 7 upon opposite sides of the carriage body are connected by the flexible webs 13, said webs serving to sustain the frame bows in their opened or spaced positions. To op o-,

. site ends of the carriage body at each side thereof, suitable clamping plates 14 are secured, and when the bows, 7 are folded in either direction upon each other, vthe side arms thereof are engaged in the clamping devices at the corresponding end of the carriage bodyl so as to hold the canopy frame in its collapsed position. If desired, it will be obvious that the bows upon one side of the central frame bow may be dispensed with. and this central bow secured to the forward edge of the usual carriage top, the remaining bows extending in front of the carriage top and the lowermost bow held by the clamping plates 14. After the bows ment -with studs or buttons on the body of -the vehioie ii desired. Vihcn this netting nas been applied to the canopy trame, the

child is protected against annoyance by mosquitoes or other insects. The hinge pivots 8 may be readily adjusted by simply loosen ing the ning nuts l and turning the guide f' milliers l0 in which the rods 9 are mounted. lifliese rods can aiso be moved. through the guide members to adjust the pivots 8 in a vertical plane. Thus, l am enabled to easily, and qf "lv apply my improved canopy to the varia jupes oi perainbulators now in F rom the foregoing description taken in connection witl the accompanying draivings, the construction, manner oi application and .several advantages of my invention ivill be clear-li,y and -iull57 understood. The device owing;` to its extremely simple forni, can be produced at very small vmanutacturingA cost and provides a cheap, serviceable and complete protection 'for the baby. lt iviii of course be obvious that in the construction oif my improved canopy an);V desired number of tbe bmvs i may be enrplow' Y ot other than is also suson therein Lege or :recliaogcs Ithe spirit maj)7 be it and sV aiaaaee llavinw thus described tbe invention, what is claimed is:

"1. canopy of the'eharacter described includingl a plurality of bows having a net arrangedthereon, lixed supports, bolts secured in said supports, guide members rotatably mounted upon said bolts, rods slidably mounted in said guide members, the ends'ot` the canopy bows being pivotally mounted upon the respective rods, means for clamping the guide members against rotative movement with respect to said supports, and meanslongitudinally adjustable upon said rods fory clamping engagement with the guide members to secure the rods in their adjusted positions therein.

2. A canopyl of the character described including` a pluralitv of bows having a net said supports, 4`froide members rotatable upon said bol rods longitudinally slidable in said guide members, the corresponding ends ot said boiis being` pivotally mounted upon the respective rods, clamping nuts threaded upon said bolts to force said guide members into clamping engagement with the sup-4 ports and hold said members against rotative movement, and nuts threaded upon said rviii Lens.

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l'secured thereon, supports, bolts secured in 

